HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE SIOUXLAND AREA SPENT PART OF THEIR DAY THURSDAY EXPLORING NEARLY 100 DIFFERENT CAREERS AVAILABLE AT THE SIOUX CITY 185TH AIR NATIONAL GUARD.
TECH SGT. ADAM ALLEN IS ONE OF THE GUARD’S RECRUITERS:
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ALLEN SAYS WHILE MOST JOBS ARE CONSIDERED “TRADITIONAL” OR PART TIME, THERE ARE NEARLY 300 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE INVOLVED IN DAILY OPERATIONS AT THE AIR REFUELING WING:
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ONE OF THOSE POTENTIAL FUTURE 185TH MEMBERS IS EMMALIE GAMBLE, A SENIOR AT SGT. BLUFF LUTON:
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TRADITIONAL CAREERS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD ALLOW MEMBERS TO ATTEND DRILL PRIMARILY ON TRAINING WEEKENDS PLUS TWO WEEKS EACH YEAR WHILE ALSO ATTENDING COLLEGE OR WORKING FULL TIME AT A CIVILIAN JOB.
GAMBLE PLANS TO FURTHER HER EDUCATION WHILE BECOMING A GUARD MEMBER:
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STUDENTS ATTENDING THE 185TH’S CAREER DAY WERE TREATED TO A PIZZA LUNCH AND TOURED ONE OF THE GIANT REFUELING PLANES ON THE BASE.
